Re: mod_plsql x apache x websphere >> DBMS_EPG

On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:21:37 -0500, Mark C. Stock wrote:

>
> I'm actually quite excited about the possibilities DBMS_EPG opens up,
> including with the new XE edition of the database.

I see some significant benfits , especially as it support FTP, HTTP (and HTTPS in SE1/SE/EE) and WebDAV

>
> It simplifies the installation, which is very good, especially considering
> how nasty things got with Portal, et al., but it does call for a different
> approach with load balancing if that is ever an issue from the webserver
> standpoint (as opposed to the database standpoint) -- which may very well be
> less of an issue because of hte integration.

If you were load balancing at the Apache level ... I suspect many had a front end load balancer.

> What about serving files, or even just CSS, image, and script includes? Is
> that supported by the embedded gateway or is another HTTP server required
> for that?

WebDAV - any/all files are stored in the database (freaked me out first time I ran http://localhost:8080/ and saw a list of files that I could not find on the file systems.

Scripting - hmmmm - would you call plsql 'scripting'? Creating new DADs and executing stored procedures, even those created by psp (PL/SQL Server Pages)

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